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Majesty of the Presidency

Updated May 13, 1996 11:59 p.m. ET

So President Bill Clinton, who is not on trial in Little Rock, testifies, naturally grabbing national headlines. But Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who is on trial, does not take the stand. With the President's endorsement, the defense rests.

No matter that the Presidential testimony is peripheral to most of the indictment, this may work. There is no predicting what a jury may do, especially in highly publicized cases such as the O.J. Simpson and first Menendez brothers trials. And jury sentiments, specific evidence aside,...